Power System Anal Ysis : Operation And Control

Sunita Halder is with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She has published/presented several research papers in international and national journals and conferences. Her areas of interest include power system and electric circuits.

Abhijit Chakrabarti is Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah. A Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), he has published/presented 85 research papers in international and national journals and conferences and authored/co-authored ten books on electrical engineering. He has nearly eight years of industrial experience and around twenty years of teaching and research experience. Professor Chakrabarti is a recipient of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya award, and the power medal, merit and best paper awards (twice) from Central Electricity Authority, India. His areas of interest include power system, electric circuits and power electronics and drives.

This comprehensive textbook introduces electrical engineering students and engineers to the most relevant concepts and techniques relating to all dimensions of electrical power system planning, operation and control. With an emphasis on both basics and advanced topics and practical aspects, the topics are substantiated by a number of illustrations and computer programs that reinforce the analytical methods of approaches to operation and control problems of power system engineering.

Besides fundamentals of power systems, the readers can learn about power flow, economic considerations, computer-aided economic load despatch, power system stability, fault analysis, high voltage transmission systems, transient analysis, and much more from this systematic treatment of an exhaustive treatise on power system engineering.

The book is designed to cover courses in Power Systems conducted during third and fourth years of study by senior undergraduate students and to cover courses prescribed for postgraduate students as well.

The third edition includes the following eight new chapters to make the book complete from all angles of fundamental and advanced topics.

Transmission Line Parameters (Chapter 2)

Steady State Performance and Operation of Transmission Lines (Chapter 3)

Power Cables (Chapter 4)

Line Insulators (Chapter 5)

Mechanical Design of Overhead Lines (Chapter 6)

Corona (Chapter 7)

EHV AC and HVDC Power Transmission (Chapter 17)

Transient Analysis of Transmission Lines: Wave Propagation (Chapter 23)

ISBN: 9788120340152
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Power Electronics

S. SIVANAGARAJU, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. A winner of two national awards from the Institution of Engineers (India), Dr. Sivanagaraju has authored a number of books on electrical and electronics engineering. He also has to his credit a large number of papers published in reputed journals and presented in major conferences.

M. BALASUBBA REDDY, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Prakasam Engineering College, Prakasam. His areas of research interest include power electronics as well as electrical machines and drives.

A. MALLIKARJUNA PRASAD, M.Tech., is Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bheema Institute of Technology and Science, Kurnool. His areas of research interest include power electronics as well as electrical machines and drives.

"Designed for undergraduate students of electrical engineering, this book offers a thorough understanding of the basic principles and techniques of power electronics as well as its applications. It will also be useful to postgraduate students and practising engineers involved in the design and applications of power electronics.

Divided into nine chapters, the book covers the family of thyristors (SCR) including its characteristics, operation, turn-on and turn-off procedures. It also discusses power transistors, MOSFET, IGBT, phase-controlled rectifiers, AC voltage controllers and cycloconverters, choppers, inverters and other devices. The well-illustrated diagrams, the worked-out examples and the chapter-end questions help students to absorb concepts, and thus reinforce the understanding of the subject."

ISBN: 9788120338401
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Planning For Information Systems

This book is a comprehensive, single source overview of the numerous ideas and processes that are identified with IS planning. The authors show the evolution of IS planning from the early technology-centered approaches to the present concerns with competitive positioning, organizational learning, and the development of organizational capabilities. While many chapters deal with high level strategic planning, the book gives equal attention to on-the-ground planning issues.

Divided into four parts, Part I, focuses on how IS planning has evolved over the years; Part II, describes IS planning in terms of critical success factors and includes a knowledge-based view of IS planning; Part III, deals with predicting the value that an IS project may have; Part IV, considers information strategy as a goal and/or outcome of IS planning.

ISBN: 9788120340572
Author: KING, WILLIAM R.
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Textbook Of Computer Science : For Class Xi

Seema Bhatnagar has been writing books, articles and columns about computer programming since 1990. She holds a Master’s in computer science and allied sciences besides degrees in education. She possesses 18 years experience in the field of imparting computer education in well known schools in New Delhi like Modern School, Don Bosco School, and Springdales School. Presently, Seema Bhatnagar is Principal of Delhi Public School Panipat City, Panipat. She has vast professional experience of having worked with CBSE, NCERT, National Institute of Open School and ICSE as subject matter expert in areas of head examinership, writing books, being on curriculum committees and setting question papers.

"This textbook, presented in a clear and friendly writing style, provides students of Class XI with a thorough introduction to the discipline of computer science. It offers accurate and balanced coverage of all the computer science topics as prescribed in the CBSE syllabus Code 083.

Assuming no previous knowledge of computer science, this book discusses key computing concepts to provide invaluable insight into how computers work. It prepares students for the world of computing by giving them a solid foundation in programming concepts, operating systems, problem solving methodology, C++ programming language, data representation, and computer hardware.

KEY FEATURES

• Explains theory in user friendly and easy-to-approach style

• Teaches C++ from scratch; knowledge of C is not needed

• Provides Programming Examples

• Gives Practical Exercise

• Provides Answers to Short Questions

• Gives Practice Questions at the end of each chapter

• Suitable for Self-Study"

ISBN: 9788120329935
Author: Seema Bhatnagar
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Business Process Transformation

This book provides a rich set of conceptual, empirical, and introspective studies that characterize fundamental knowledge in the area of Business Process Transformation. It covers the core challenges organizations face in their journey to higher degrees of process orientation. Processes are interpreted broadly to include operational and managerial processes within and between organizations, as well as those involved in knowledge generation.

The editors and contributing authors pay close attention to the role of IS organizations and information technologies in facilitating business process transformation. Each chapter places major emphasis on clearly articulating the “knowledge” generated, both theoretical and applied. The book incorporates case studies and tables throughout, and provides fundamental grounding for the postgraduate students of management and professionals.

ISBN: 9788120340565
Author: GROVER, VARUN, Markus, M. Lynne
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Basics Of Atmospheric Science

A. CHANDRASEKAR, Ph.D., is Senior Professor and Head, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram. Earlier, he has been Professor of Physics and Meteorology and Head of Centre of Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, where he served for 21 years. Professor Chandrasekar has taught a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses during his long teaching and research career of nearly 22 years. He has to his credit about 40 peer reviewed journal publications. He is also a member of the Editorial Boards of the The Open Atmospheric Science Journal and Disaster Advances Journal, besides being a member of National Academy of Sciences, India and a life member of the Indian Meteorological Society and Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

His fields of specialization are atmospheric modelling, mesoscale modelling and data assimilation.

ISBN: 9788120340220
Published by: A. CHANDRASEKAR
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Auditing and Assurance

VARSHA AINAPURE is Lecturer, Department of Accountancy, Nagindas Khandwala College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai University. She has a teaching experience of more than 20 years and is also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). She has co-authored more than 15 books on Book-keeping, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Direct and Indirect Taxes and Auditing.

Whether it is a balance sheet of a company, a cinema hall, or of a school; auditing evaluates all! This comprehensive book, now in its second edition, is a compendium of a textbook; a handbook of Auditing Standards; a question bank, and a compilation of model answers.

This text is organized in four parts. Part 1 (Principles) enunciates the standards and the concepts, which form the bases of auditing. Part 2(Process) provides a stepwise description of the auditing process, adopted by the auditors while performing audit engagements. Part 3 (Performance) deals with the auditing engagement and shows how the verification of financial elements such as receipts, payments, purchases, sales, assets and liabilities is conducted. Part 4 (Practice) demonstrates the practical aspects of audits of specific entities such as private limited companies, charitable trusts, hospitals and so on.

This book is primarily intended for the students of Chartered Accountancy (appearing for the CA-PCC examination), Cost Accounting, Company Secretary, and postgraduate students of Finance and Accounting. Apart from that, the book is also useful for the practising Chartered Accountants and Financial officers of companies, as a reference handbook.

ISBN: 9788120339910
Author: VARSHA AINAPURE
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

An Introduction To Reactive Power Control And Voltage Stability In Power Transmission Systems

A. K. MUKHOPADHYAY, Ph.D., is former Vice Chancellor of Tripura University and former Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Applied Physics of Calcutta University. Being recipient of several awards, Mukhopadhyay has published 120 research papers in national and international journals and also published books in various fields of electrical engineering.
D.P. KOTHARI, Ph.D., is Professor, Centre for Energy Studies, and Deputy Director (Administration), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has also been the Head of the Centre for Energy Studies (1995-97), and Principal (1997-98) of Visvesvaraya Regional Engineering College, Nagpur. Earlier (1982-83 and 1989), he was a visiting fellow at RMIT, Melbourne, Australia.
ABHINANDAN DE, Ph.D., is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. Actively involved in research and consultancy work, he has published more than 30 research papers in peer reviewed international journals.
ABHIJIT CHAKRABARTI is Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah. A Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), he has published/presented 85 research papers in international and national journals and conferences and authored/co-authored ten books on electrical engineering.

This text, intended for the students pursuing postgraduate programmes in Electrical Engineering, focuses special attention on the implications of reactive power in voltage stability of transmission systems. The basic concepts of power system stability and other operational aspects have been discussed. Both the advanced and the practical aspects have been highlighted. Modern concepts and applications, theoretical as well as simulated study, have been presented wherever necessary. In brief, the text presents a complete overview of the research and engineering aspects of the problem of stability, suitable both for academics and practising engineers, along with a brief historical review of the concerned topics.

In some instances the authors have included some of their own research results while maintaining the uniformity of overall treatment of the book. The text is replete with examples and is backed up by analytical derivations and physical interpretations, wherever considered necessary.

ISBN: 9788120340503
Author: A. K. MUKHOPADHYAY, D.P. KOTHARI, ABHINANDAN DE & ABHIJIT CHAKRABARTI
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

An Introduction To Astrophysics

BAIDYANATH BASU, Ph.D. has been Professor and Head, Department of Applied Mathematics, Calcutta University. He did his postgraduation in astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley.

Dr. TANUKA CHATTOPADHYAY, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Calcutta University. She is a Visiting Associate of Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune since 2002. She has published many research papers in national and international journals in the field of astrophysics.

SUDHINDRA NATH BISWAS has assisted Dr. Baidyanath Basu in writing the book entitled An Introduction to Astrophysics under the UGC fellowship scheme for the preparation of university level books by Indian authors. A teacher by profession, he holds a Master’s degree in science and a Bachelor’s degree in teaching. He retired as Headmaster of Sonamukhi B.J. High School, Bankura, West Bengal.

"This invaluable book, now in its second edition, covers a wide range of topics appropriate for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in astrophysics. The book conveys a deep and coherent understanding of the stellar phenomena, and basic astrophysics of stars, galaxies, clusters of galaxies and other heavenly bodies of interest.

Since the first appearance of the book in 1997, significant progress has been made in different branches of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The second edition takes into account the developments of the subject which have taken place in the last decade. It discusses the latest introduction of L and T dwarfs in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram (or H-R diagram). Other developments discussed pertain to standard solar model, solar neutrino puzzle, cosmic microwave background radiation, Drake equation, dwarf galaxies, ultra compact dwarf galaxies, compact groups and cluster of galaxies.

Problems at the end of each chapter motivate the students to go deeper into the topics. Suggested readings at the end of each chapter have been complemented."

ISBN: 9788120340718
Author: BAIDYANATH BASU, TANUKA CHATTOPADHYAY & Baidyanath Basu
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Advanced Accounting : Volume I

D. CHANDRA BOSE, PhD, is Principal, Sree Narayana College (University of Kerala), Chengannur, Kerala. He has more than three decades of academic experience. He has authored several books in the field of management and administration, including four books for PHI Learning. His research areas include marketing, public administration, and finance and accounting.

Designed primarily as a text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of commerce and postgraduate students of management, and for Chartered Accountancy (CA) and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) courses, this well-organized book provides a thorough analysis of the different aspects of Accounting. The text not only gives a clear analysis of the accounting principles and techniques but also effectively combines the theoretical and practical aspects of advanced/financial accounting.

The book begins with an introduction to accounting and proceeds to discuss accounting principles and standards. It also explains the final accounts of sole traders and then moves on to dwell on topics such as rectification of errors, bills of exchange and consignment accounts. Besides, it deals in detail with joint venture accounts, accounts from incomplete records, accounts of non-profit organizations, and a host of other topics. The text then concludes by highlighting the new trends in human resources accounting and responsibility accounting.

ISBN: 9788120339194
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Accountancy : For Class XII

B. K. Banerjee is a faculty member of Durgapur Government College, Durgapur, West Bengal. He is also an Academic Guide and Visiting Faculty Member to ICFAI National College, Durgapur. A life member of the Indian Accounting Association, Mr. Banerjee has more than 24 years of teaching experience. He has also authored many books, including Financial Accounting: A Dynamic Approach, published by PHI Learning. He has presented several papers in national/international conferences and seminars.

Comprehensive text for Class XII as per the CBSE syllabus

Extensive coverage of the fundamental principles and applications of financial accounting including the following :

Accounting procedures for

Not-for-profit organizations

Partnership firms

Share Capital

Debentures

Reconstitution of partnership due to

Admission of a partner

Retirement or death of a partner

Dissolution of firm

Accounting statements and their analysis

Accounting ratios

Project work

ISBN: 9788120339477
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Accountancy : For Class XI

B. K. Banerjee is a faculty member of Durgapur Government College, Durgapur, West Bengal. He is also an Academic Guide and Visiting Faculty Member to ICFAI National College, Durgapur. A life member of the Indian Accounting Association, Mr. Banerjee has more than 24 years of teaching experience. He has also authored many books, including Financial Accounting: A Dynamic Approach, published by PHI Learning. He has presented several papers in national/international conferences and seminars.

Comprehensive text for Class XI as per the CBSE syllabus

Extensive coverage of the fundamental principles and applications of financial accounting including the following :

Process of accounting

Methods of recording accounting transactions

Books of original entry as well as books of special purpose

Accounting statements

Errors and their rectification

Accounting procedures for depreciation, provisions and reserves, bills of exchange and incomplete records

Use of computers and database management in accounting

ISBN: 9788120339484
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

A Trinity Of National Summits

This book is a poetic tribute and homage paid by the author to three outstanding Indian personalities: Malviyana, the father-angel and architect of the pilgrims of knowledge to the temple-shrine called Banaras Hindu University, Dr. Radhakrishnan, and President Abdul Kalam.

ISBN: 8188588016
Author: Pandey, Jagdish
Published by: Dolphin Books
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Engineering Physics : Part I

Dr. S. SELLADURAI, Ph.D., is Professor, Department of Physics, Anna University, Chennai. He has about 20 years of teaching and research experience. He is the recipient of the Young Scientist Fellow Award and the UGC Research Award. Dr. Selladurai has published many articles in reputed journals and established the Ionics Research Laboratory from the funded projects. He has guided many postgraduate students as well as Ph.D. students for their research projects. He is a life member of various international research societies/organizations.

"This book is specifically written to address the requirements of the course curriculum in Engineering Physics for the first-year students of all branches of engineering. It presents the basic principles of physics and their applications in the field of engineering.The book exposes the students to fundamental knowledge inUltrasonics, their properties and applications in engineering and medical fieldsMain components of lasers, types of lasers and their applicationsTypes of fibre optics, structure and basic operation of fibre optic systems, their applications in communications and endoscopyBlack body radiations, Planck’s quantum theory, Compton effect and Schrödinger wave equationCrystal system, Bravais space lattice, Miller indices, structure of crystals and their defectsThe book also includes thirteen laboratory experiments with step-by-step procedures for performing them.

ISBN: 9788120340411
Published by: S. SELLADURAI
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Ten Days With 8085 Microprocessor

K.A. KRISHNAMURTHY, Ph.D., is Principal, Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur (Karnataka). He is a distinguished academic with B.E. in Electrical Engineering, M.Tech. in Industrial Electronics and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He is the recipient of U.P. State National Award (1996–1997), J.C. Bose Memorial Gold Medal of IETE (1994–1996), and ISTE national award (2003–2004) for his best research paper.Dr. Krishnamurthy is involved in teaching courses related to microprocessors both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research interests are in areas of power electronics and microprocessor-based instrumentation. He has over 90 research publications to his credit in journals of national and international repute. He is also the author of several books.

"This text is designed to provide ‘hands-on’ experience to students to help them develop an understanding of the hardware components of a microprocessor and the role of software in programming and interfacing aspects of the microprocessor. An 8-bit microprocessor, due to its simpler instruction set and architecture, is an ideal IC chip for providing the students with a solid foundation for micro-processors, their principles and applications. The concepts of all state-of-the-art processors can be understood easily, once the basics of the 8085 are understood. Today’s sophisticated microprocessors have a semblance of 8085.The presentation style adopted in this book in a way is unique. It is a student-friendly text, written as conversation between the teacher and the students. The book lucidly explains the various programming examples in assembly language with a view to enabling students to develop microprocessor-based industrial application projects. Application programs developed in the book are based on the popular microprocessor kit, namely SDA-85.The book is suitable for both diploma and degree level students pursuing courses in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Information and Communication Technology."

ISBN: 9788120338548
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Studies In Indian Moral Philosophy

The interest in studying the classical Indian philosophicalsystems in their various aspects has been growing considerably during the lastfive decades. Several doctrines, concepts, theories and points of view as theyare expressed in the classical texts are being reformulated using western idiomsand frameworks of understanding. This volume is a collection of essays dealing with variousaspects of Indian moral philosophy. The issues like Purausartha, Dharm,Ahimsa, Karma, Bandha and Moksa have been the central issues around which the Indianpsyche has been evolving for the last few millennia. The Indian wisdom on theseissues is manifest in rich and diverse traditions which, apart from providing atheoretical understanding, can also offer possible solutions to certain issues inapplied ethics that deals with moral problems in individual and social life. StudiesIn Indian Moral Philosophy includes research articles throwing light on these issues by wayof presenting and analyzing the Hindu, Jaina and Buddhist approaches to life.

ISBN: 8190153112
Author: Bhelke, S E & Gokhale, P P
Published by: Indian Philosophical Quarterly Publication
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Making The Most Of Today

Daily readings for all young people who want to know themselves better, be more creative, and feel better about themselves.

ISBN: 8188148113
Author: Espeland, Pamela, Wallner, Rosemary
Published by: Dolphin Press
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Microsoft® Sql Server® 2008 Reporting Services Step By Step

Discover how to :

• Install and configure Reporting Services

• Put Report Builder and Report Designer tools to work

• Create interactive, online reports that enable users to sort and filter data

• Add charts and gauges to present data visually

• Deploy reports to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

• Monitor server performance and help secure content

• Use subscriptions to distribute reports via e-mail

• Build ad hoc reports and extend them with custom code"

ISBN: 9788120338821
Author: MISNER
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Power Electronics

S. SIVANAGARAJU, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. A winner of two national awards from the Institution of Engineers (India), Dr. Sivanagaraju has authored a number of books on electrical and electronics engineering. He also has to his credit a large number of papers published in reputed journals and presented in major conferences.

M. BALASUBBA REDDY, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Prakasam Engineering College, Prakasam. His areas of research interest include power electronics as well as electrical machines and drives.

A. MALLIKARJUNA PRASAD, M.Tech., is Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bheema Institute of Technology and Science, Kurnool. His areas of research interest include power electronics as well as electrical machines and drives.

"Designed for undergraduate students of electrical engineering, this book offers a thorough understanding of the basic principles and techniques of power electronics as well as its applications. It will also be useful to postgraduate students and practising engineers involved in the design and applications of power electronics.

Divided into nine chapters, the book covers the family of thyristors (SCR) including its characteristics, operation, turn-on and turn-off procedures. It also discusses power transistors, MOSFET, IGBT, phase-controlled rectifiers, AC voltage controllers and cycloconverters, choppers, inverters and other devices. The well-illustrated diagrams, the worked-out examples and the chapter-end questions help students to absorb concepts, and thus reinforce the understanding of the subject."

ISBN: 9788120338401
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Making Every Day Count

Presents 366 quotations, advice, and affirmations to help readers face challenges, plan for the future, and appreciate their unique and wonderful qualities.

ISBN: 8188148105
Author: Espeland, Pamela, Verdick, Elizabeth
Published by: Dolphin Press
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

Industrial Ergonomics

Dr. M. I. KHAN (M.E. and Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee) is Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dean, Faculty of Engineering at Integral University, Lucknow. Earlier, he was Reader, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (1970–1980) and University of Basrah, Iraq (1980–1984) and Professor, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya (1984–2001). He has more than four decades of teaching and research experience.

Dr. M.I. Khan has authored two books and published many research papers in reputed journals. He is Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and Senior Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (USA). He has been awarded with the title of “The Man of the Year 2009 for India” by American Bibliographical Institute, USA.

ISBN: 9788120340848
Author: M. I. KHAN
Published by: PHI Learning
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com